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Rohingyas
are not British Era Settlers Summery
of the Facts
From The Rohingyas of Arakan, A F K Jilani
The following
historical facts prove that the Rohingyas are indigenous people of Arakan.
"Muslims arrived and settled since last 1000 to 1200 years in
Burma” (The SLORC Publication ' Thasana Yongwa Htoonkazepo’ p.65).
“Many Arab ships wrecked near Rambree Island of Arakan coast during the
reign of Mahataing Sanda (788-810) and the crews and the traders of those
ships were Muslims and they were sent to the Arakan proper and settled in
villages, where the married local women.
According to history, Islam came through the sea borne Sufis and
merchants. These were testified by the darghas (shrines) which are dotted
at the long coast of Arakan and Burma (British-Burma Gazetteers of 1879
page 16.) “The superior morality of those devout Muslims attracted large
number of people towards Islam who embraced it enmasse” (The essential
History of Burma by U Kyi P.160).
“In 1430 A.D. Jalaluddin Mohammad Shah, the king of Bengal, sent Gen.
Wali Khan at the head of 50,000 soldiers to conquer Arakan. Wali Khan
drove the Burman and took control of power over Arakan for himself,
introduced Persian as the court language of Arakan and appointed Muslim
judges (Qazis)”, (Bangladesh District Gazetteers P.63).
“Jalaluddin sent a second army under Gen. Sandi Khan who overthrew Wali
Khan and restored Sulayman Shah to the throne of Arakan in 1430 A.D. From
1430 to 1638 Arakan was a Muslim state with a modern civilisation which
resulted in renaissance” (Journal of Burma Research Society (JBRS) No.2.
P.493).
“From 1430 A.D. Arakan was ruled by the Muslims” (“The Arrival of
Islam in Burma” by Zaya Kyaw Tin U Ba Shin P.5). “Muslim kingdom of
Arakan was independent in the 14th and 15th centuries” (“Time Atlas of
the World History”, edited in 1979 by Geoffrey Barraclough P.33).
It had been reported that all the children born to the Dutch of Arakanese
mothers were being brought up as Muslims (JBRS No.2 P.86).
“The Mohammadans of Arakan were mostly the descendants of the slaves
captured by Burmans and Arakanese kings in wars and were settled in
Kyauktaw and Mrohaung Townships” (RB Smarts P.87).
“In addition to the Muslim prisoners and slaves brought to Arakan from
Bengal and even from North India, many more came to serve as mercenaries
in the Arakanese army usually as the king's body guards” (Siddiq Khan,
op Cit: P.25).
Dr. Than Tun, the rector of Mandalay University and professor of history
wrote that "The kings of Arakan had Muslim titles, The Muslim kings
mentioned in the Kyaukza (stone plates or stones tablets inscriptions of
1442) might be Rohingyas from the Mayu valley of the eastern Naf River
(and the western Kaladan River) who claimed their existence of over
thousand years. Their existence might be from the time of 1202 C.E. when
their co-religious Muslim conquered Bengal, that is 800 years. It was
written in the Kyaukza of 1442 that there were some Muslim kings of Arakan
who were very friendly with the kings of Ava”. (Dr. Luce G.H., "Kyan
(Chun)" Mru and Kumi (N.Arakan)," phases of pre-Pagan Burma
languages and history, Oxford, SOAS, 1985-76-97). (Dr. Than Tun -Kalya
Magazine - P.27-28, 1994, August).
In 1660 A.C. the Mogul Prince Shah Shuja fled to Arakan. This important
event brought a new wave of Muslim immigrants to the kingdom of Arakan.
Shah Shuja, his family members and everyone found wearing beard had been
beheaded by the king of Arakan for his lust for his daughter and his wish
to molest the prince's riches.
From 1665 to 1710 the Muslims of Arakan became the king makers of Arakan.
In 1666 the Mughal army captured Chittagong and Ramu from the rule of
Maghs. During their retreat to Mrohaung the Magh army units were attacked
by the local Muslims. The Maghs migrated to Mrohaung side, east of the
Kaladan, and the Muslims from the east of Kaladan migrated to the Mayu
valley since 1710. Thus from the Kaladan to the Naf the whole Mayu valley
became a purely Muslim area.
In 1785 when Burmese king Bodaw conquered Arakan many people crossed to
Bengal. Captain Cox settled some of them in a place, which was later known
as Cox's Bazaar.
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